Cartridge-clip.



PATENTED JANL 1906.

0. M. LESSAK. CARTRIDGE CLIP. APPLICATION FILED FEB.11,1905- WITNESSES.977. Q

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' Specification of Letters Patent.

Patentedi'an- 16,1906

To allwhiomr ma concern:

Be it-known'that I, OBMQND M.'L1ssAK, a

citizen of the United States, residing at West;

point countyof Orange, and Stateof New York haveinvented a new .anduseful Imrovernent in Cartridge-Clips, of which the ollowin'g is a full,clear, and exact descrip tion, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, which forni a part of this specification. 1

view of the cartridge-clip. Fig. 2 is an ele- Vation of the clip withcartridges assembled,

therein. Fig. 3 is an elevation pfthe clip with cartridges assembledthereinandshoW- ing the tongues crimped into the cartridgeoove. I

lhe clip (shown in Fig. 1) consists of the body A, having the roj ectinginternal flanges a a and the rou nde ends a a. Within the body is thespring B, made of soft metal and having'the roun ed ends I), from whichpro-' ject the'tongues b. The cartridges C, Figs. 2 and .3, have thegroove 0 and heads 0. The cartridges are inserted in the clip so thatthe flanges a, a rest in the grooves C, and the outer surface of theheads rest againstthe spring B. Thisis the condition shown in Fig. Thetongues 11 are then bent nto the grooves in the outer cartrldges. This1s the condition shown in Fig. 3 and thefinal condition.

The'spring is of soft metaland the tongues of such width that whenfolded around the head of the cartridges in the clip they may be readilybent back by pressure of the thumb upon the uppermost cartridge and ofsuch length that the end of the tongue can be crimped' into the grooveof the cartr1dge-. head. The tongues hold the cartr1dges se curely inthe clip, but permit their easy e ecof the ton tion when desired, Whilethe crimpingof the ends. into the ro'ove' of the cartridgepre ventsaccidenta catching and bending backes by a part of the users clothing orthe sol iers equipment. It also prevents scratching of the users handsin ejecting the cartridge from the clip.

' The use of he tongue permits the rounding of the clip ends, which isan advantage, asthe corners of the square-ended clip wear the pockets ofthe users cartridge-belt. Without the tongues a rounded clip of thispattern cannot be used, .as the ends of the cartridges are held so nearthe end of'the clip that with the slightest movement they would fallout. By making the spring of soft metal the tongue will not break offwhen bent back. f

*Havin now fully described my invention, What I c aim, and. desire toprotect by Letters Patent, is

i. A cartridge-clip, *icmprising abody and inserted spring and aflexible tongue rojecting at each end thereof adapted to e bent into agroove in the cartridge-head.

2. In combination, a cartridge-clip;- comprising a body and insertedspring, and a exible tongue projecting at each end thereof, a pluralityof cartridges, having grooved heads, in said clip, the tongues 'beinbent into a groove in the-head of the cartridge. 3. A cartridge-clipcomprising a body and inserted spring, a tongue, projecting from eachend of said spring, adapted to be bent into a groove in thecartridge-head.

4. A cartridge-clip comprisin a body and inserted spring, and a tongue 0fleXible"':na-.

terial, projecting from each end of said spring, adapted to be bent intoa groove in the car- 0-.

the spring, adapted to be bent into a groove 5 in the cartrid e-head.

6. A cartri ge-clip comprising a body an inserted spring, the .end ofthe body and spring being rounded.

'7. A cartridgdclip comprising a body and 100 inserted spring, the endsof the body being rounded, and a projecting tongue of flexible materialat each end of the clip.

8. A cartridge-clip comprising a body and inserted spring, the ends ofthe spring being rooved heads inserted therein, each tongue rounded, anda projectin tongue of flexible being bent into the groove of thecartridgematerial at each end of tie spring. head adjacent thereto. 4

'9. A cartridge-clip comprising a body and In testimony of whichinvention I have 5 inserted spring, the end of the body and hereunto setmy hand, at Westpoint, New :5

spring being rounded, and aprojecting ton e York, on this 3d da ofFebruary, 1905. offlexible material at each end of the c i i p. O MONDM. LISSAK.

10. ,In combination, a clip having 'a'body Witnesses: portion andinserted spring and projecting ISAAC A. BOYLE, 1o tongues, of aplurality of cartridges having VINCENT B. RIGNEY.

